Menu of 2017 significant weather events for the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas

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2017 Notable Weather Events
for Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Events are listed from most recent to earliest

December 8: Let It Snow! First Valley–wide Snow in nearly Thirteen Years Coats Region in Blanket of White
October: At Last! Temperatures Average Near Normal in Month that Features Beach Erosion, a Rain Dump, and a Perfect Halloween Weekend
Late September: Fortune Smiles on Falcon: Atmospheric River of Deep Tropical Moisture Floods Rio Grande but Fills Reservoir
Summer: La Canícula Reigns (not Rains) as Near Record Heat and Plenty Dry Weather Rule the RGV
August 25: Hurricane Harvey Delivers Glancing Blow; Beach Floods but Valley Stays Breezy and Dry
June 21-23: High Surf, Brutal Heat: Tropical Storm Cindy, La Canícula Bring Summer in Strong to RGV
June 4 and 5: "Cool" Clouds bring Rough Storms with Hail and Wind to Parts of RGV
Memorial Day Weekend: Lower Valley Rain Relief, at Last: Squall Line Dumps 1 to 3 Inches Across Region May 28/29
April: The Broken "Record" of Heat Continued - Top Twenty Warmest/Hottest Month Again for the RGV
April 26: Blast Furnace of Triple Digit Heat Surges along Rio Grande
April 2: Hail of a Night in Harlingen and Rio Hondo; Golfball to Baseball Sized Stones Cause Damage
March: The Heat Beat Goes On: Top Ten Warmest Across Valley in 2017
March 8–10: March Rain Beat Goes On: Several Inches Kill off Wildfire, Drought Threat (for now)
March 4: Sweet Soaking Rain Brings More Than a "March’s" Worth to Valley
Winter Review: In Name Only: Winter 2016/2017 Breaks Records; February Was More Like April
January 22: Windy, Bone-Dry but Warm Weather Aid Explosive Wildfire in Brooks County Ranches
January 6-8: 'Norther Brings First Valley-Wide Freeze since 2011

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